Daughters of the Same Secret: A novel

Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction

Constrained by the confines of her patriarchal, religiously-observant Druze community, Amal dreams of a life outside of her conservative, isolated village in Mount Lebanon, where many of life’s big questions remain ignored and unanswered.

Amal’s father, a shaykh and blacksmith, wields the hammer of his authority over the family to shape the future of his four daughters according to his

understanding of appropriate behavior for women. ...